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THE CELLO SUITES
IN SEARCH OF A BAROQUE MASTERPIECE |
| By: |
Eric Siblin |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£14.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1846553563 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781846553561 |
| Publisher: |
VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
7 January, 2010 |
| Pages: |
336 |
| Description: |
One autumn evening, not long after ending a stint as a pop music critic, Eric Siblin attended a recital of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suites. There, he fell deeply in love with the music. Part biography, part music history, and part literary mystery, this title unravels three centuries of mystery, intrigue, history, politics, and passion. |
| Synopsis: |
One autumn evening, not long after ending a stint as a pop music critic, Eric Siblin attended a recital of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suites. There, something unlikely happened: he fell deeply in love with the music. So began a quest that would unravel three centuries of mystery, intrigue, history, politics, and passion. Part biography, part music history, and part literary mystery, "The Cello Suites" weaves together three dramatic narratives: the first features Bach and the missing manuscript of these mesmerisingly beautiful eighteenth-century pieces for solo cello; the next, the legendary cellist Pablo Casals and the historic discovery of the music in Spain in the late nineteenth century; and, the last, Eric Siblin's own infatuation with the suites in the twenty-first century. This love affair leads Siblin to the back streets of Barcelona and a Belgian mansion; to interviews with world-renowned cellists; to archives, festivals, and conferences; and, even to cello lessons - all in pursuit of answers to the mysteries that continue to haunt this music more than 250 years after its composer's death."The Cello Suites" is a lovingly written, true-life journey of discovery, fuelled by the transcendent power of a musical masterpiece. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Harvill Secker |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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